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The 58th Interboot in Friedrichshafen attracted almost 100,000 visitors again this year. 468 exhibitors from 21 nations were present at the three-country fair.The Ravenol Team Germany Sports presented at the Interboot in Friedrichshafen in 2019 an F1 racing boat, the new section Tournament Waterski and advertising from its business partners in the fair harbor.

Our team members compete first time the European Waterski Championships. Florian Parth from Italy, class U17, finished 4th place in jump and 5th place at overall at the finals.Emily Wenzel, from Germany, class U14, finished 4th place in jump and 5th place at overall at the finals. Lara Brummel, from Germany, class U17, finished 10th place in jump at the finals.We are happy about the results from our team and begin now with a strong and professional training for the season 2020.The training sessions will be organized and placed:– October in San Gervasio / Italy, – December / January in Boca Chica (Santo Domingo) / Dominican Republic – February / March in Orlando / Florida, USA– April in San Gervasio, ItalyA big thanks to our partners and sponsors to support our Sport Elite Tournament Waterskiteam.

Results 2019 1st Jump German Nationals U17 2nd Slalom German Nationals U17 2nd Overall German Nationals U17 4th Tricks German Nationals U17 1st Slalom International German Open Championships U17 1st Tricks International German Open Championships U17 1st Jump International German Open Championships U17 1st Overall International German Open Championships U17

Bad team results in the Qualifying for Greg Foster and Francesco Cantando.Starting grid: Greg Foster on place 14 and Francesco on the 20th place, because he change the engine. Francesco Cantando had to finish the race in lap 25, concerning of electric problems, but he was on the 5th place at this moment!Greg Foster did a very good job. He finish the Grand Prix on the 7th place.

After a good result in training and qualifying, the Formula 1 team was unlucky with both boats in the race. Due to a technical problem, Francesco Cantando had to finish the race prematurely after 15 laps. 5 laps later, Greg Forster was also hit, with a broken connecting rod on the engine.

The team was successful in Formula 4, F1 H2O World Championship Series. Max Stilz won the 1st Grand Prix of the 2019 season in Portimao. With the goal of winning the 2019 title, he is now preparing for his next race in China with a few days of testing.

The next race in Formula 1 will take place on 07.07.2019 in Evian / France.

Unfortunately the Formula 1 Gand Prix in Dammam could not be held due to rough seas and very strong winds. The qualifiying was started on Friday, 28.03.19. After a short time the experience of Francesco Cantando became apparent, who took the 2nd place, with a large distance on the third place. Also our new driver Greg Forster, from the USA, managed to place on the 5th place. However, the weather conditions became more and more dramatic and so his boat took off on a wave and hit the following wave. After that the qualifying was cancelled because the risk for the riders was too high. On Saturday, 29.03.19, the organizer tried to start the race provisionally. However, the race control had to cancel it again a short time later. Now the team looks forward confidently to the next race of the season in Portimao/Portugal, on 19 May 2019.

With 2,000 exhibitors from 73 countries and 250,000 visitors from 100 countries, BOOT Düsseldorf showed once again this year that it is the largest boat and yacht fair in the world, with a top-class and international audience.